Shavuot ~ Pentecost Berĕshith (Genesis) 21:31-33 TS2009
[31] So he called that place Be’ĕrsheḇa, because the🔎two of them swore an oath🔑 there. [32] Thus they made a 🔑covenant at Be’ĕrsheḇa.🔍 And Aḇimeleḵ rose with Piḵol, the commander of his army, and they returned to the land of the Philistines. [33] And he planted a tamarisk tree in Be’ĕrsheḇa, and there called on the🔑Name of YeHoVaH יהוה, the Everlasting Ěl.

The oath was to testify for Abraham’s ownership of a well of water. Abraham named the place where the oath was taken ‘Beersheba,’ today a major city in Israel. This name means: ‘the well of the seven’ (Genesis 21:22-32).

Hebrew Word of the Day - oath, pledge, swearing - שְׁבוּעָה שְׁבוּעָה Meaning: oath, pledge, swearing. Translit: she•vu•ah.

Words such as Sabbath (‘Sha•bat’); a week (‘sha•vu•ah’); and Pentecost (‘sha•vu•ot’) are all related to the number seven, along with many more. ‘Sha•vu•ot’ is the holiday which is celebrated a day after counting seven weeks from Passover. You can’t miss the double seven here! The ‘Pente’ in Pentecost relates to the 50th day (7×7+1) after Passover when the Pentecost is celebrated.